SOC 125 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-2: Unintended Consequences, Force Works, High Standard Manufacturing Company
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Changes in social rules are the result of deliberate actions by people (p 3) o. Sometimes rules change as unintended consequence of actions (p 3) Understanding social rules (p 3) o o. 5 core social values (p 5) o o. Laws: rules whose enforcement is backed by government. Social norms: rules incorporated deeply into habits and. Social rules will tend to be stable when they confer power on the. Freedom: people should be able to live their lives, to the greatest degree o possible, as they wish o people o o opportunities o citizens. Prosperity: economy should generate high standard of living for most. Fairness: people should be treated justly and they should have equal. Democracy: public decisions should reflect collective will of equal. People disagree in their assessment of the actual performance of our institutions. People disagree about what is meant by each of 5 values (p 6) (p 7)
